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Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked necks. They have thin, strongly hooked bills, roughly the length of the head. Their heavy bodies sit low in the water. Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.
The edge of Lake Lewisville.
More are coming in daily to sit on the stumps, and more White Pelicans are stopping to rest.
Spotted on May 25, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013
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